Collar-holder.



J. A. MARINER.

' COLLAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED :uwze, 1915.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

JOSEPH A. MARINER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

' I Colman-HOLDER.

' naiaaos.

To all whom it mag concern: I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. MARINER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, United States of America, have invented .a certain new and useful Collar- Holder, of which the following is such a ful1,- clear, and exact description as Will" enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same, refer-.

ence' being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

\ illustrate one form of collar holdermade in I My invention relates to a collar holder,

and more particularly to one which is adapted to hold the endsor flaps of a soft collar. In the accompanying drawings, which accordance with my invention, Figure l is'a slde vlew; Fig. 2 1s a rear view; Fig. 3 1s asec'tlon'al vlew; and Fig. 4 1s a v1ew showing the holder in position on a collar.

. Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

, The body of the holder is formed of a strip or bar of metal 5, having formedin it a pair of return bends 6. Formed at each of the return' bends 6 is a spring loop 7, and the ends 8 of the return bends are extended outwardly parallel with the part 6 and lie against the same, so as to form with the J part '6 a resilient clasp for the .collar. Formed in each of the ends 8 is an opening 9, into which the material of the collar is i adapted to be forced by means of the body 6 of the return bends.

10 represents the v,extreme ends of the part 9, which ends'are turned away from the the collar.

' Specification of Iie't ters Patent.

Patented-Jan. 3Q 1191?.

Application filed J'uly 28.1915. Serial No. 111,774; v

llrepresents the tie under which the body 5 is placed. 7

' 12 is the collar ends or flaps which are inserted between the parts 6 and 8 of the return bends, thus firmly holding the flaps in position. r

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A collar holder comprising a curved bar having each end bent to form integral resilient clasps opening in opposite directions and adapted to engage with the flapsof the collar,'said clasps being formed and positioned to be concealed by the bar and the collar flaps when in service. .2. A collar holder comprising a-ba'r having each end bent toform a resilient clasp,

said 'clasps opening in opposite directions and adapted to engage with one of the flaps of the collar, one part of each of said-clasps being provided with an opening into which the material of the collar is adapted to be forced by a flat piece of the other part of the clasp, said flat piece being of greater Width-than said opening.

3. A collar holder comprising a bar formed of a strip of metal having a return bend at. each end, spring loops formed in said bends, the ends of said bends extending in opposite directions and each forming with the body of the bend a resilient clasp adapted to engage with the flaps of the collar. p

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal.

, JOSEPH A.. mamas, 1 

